beldad
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish beldad, from bello + -dad.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belˈdad/ [bel̪ˈd̪að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: bel‧dad
Noun
beldad f (plural beldades)
- (uncountable, literary) feminine beauty
- Synonyms: belleza, hermosura
- (countable, literary) belle
- Synonyms: belleza, preciosura
Related terms
- bello
Verb
beldad
- second-person plural imperative of beldar
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “bello”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 562
Further reading
- “beldad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014